stimulatory

/ˈstɪm.jə.ləˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

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adj

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English stimulatory From stimulate + -ory.

more stimulatory (comparative) most stimulatory (superlative)

allostimulatory angiostimulatory autostimulatory biostimulatory cardiostimulatory ciliostimulatory costimulatory counterstimulatory cytostimulatory hyperstimulatory hypostimulatory immunostimulatory

self-stimulatory

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How do you pronounce stimulatory?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɪm.jə.ləˌtɔɹi/.

What does stimulatory mean?

stimulative; serving to stimulate

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